Situated on Barry Island in Mid Glamorgan, South Wales, Woodham Brothers were one of several scrapyards approached by British Railways in the late fifties and early sixties, to take several hundred redundant steam locomotives off their hands as scrap. Unlike the other rolling stock dismantlers around the country who often started cutting up their locomotives within days of receiving them, Woodham Bros. seemed to concentrate their efforts on cutting up condemmed railway wagons instead, rather than the steam locomotives which were deemed a much more difficult task.

Whilst around 84 locomotives were disposed of  by the yard from the years 1959 to 1980, well over 200 survived, many of which have  subsequentially been restored to running order for future generations to enjoy.

The above view shows several ranks of withdrawn locomotives in 1967, when most were still relatively intact, whilst the picture to the right shows the result of 20 years of sea air, vandals and railway ‘enthusiasts’.

2807                   130             17 years  7 months               Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

2857                     69             11 years 11 months              Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

2859                   193             22 years  7 months                Llangollen Railway, Clwyd

2861                                                                                   Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff               

2873                                                                                   Barry - purchase being negotiated

2874                   191             24 years 1 month                  Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, Gwent

2885                   123             17 years                               Southall Railway Centre, West London

3612                     98             13 years 9 months                Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

3738                     49               8 years 6 months                Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

3802                   154             18 years 11 months              Plym Valley Railway, Devon

3803                   149             20 years                               Buckfastleigh and Totnes Steam Railway, Devon

3814                   176             21 years 5 months                North Yorkshire Moors Railway

3822                     80             11 years 10 months              Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

3845                                                                                  Barry - purchase being negotiated

3850                   151             18 years 5 months               West Somerset Railway

3855                   188             21 years 10 months             Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, Gwent

3862                                                                                  Barry - sold to private purchaser

4110                   100             13 years 9 months               Southall Railway Centre, West London

4115                                                                                  Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff

4121                   120             15 years 6 months                Dean Forest Railway, Gloucestershire

4141                     28               9 years 2 months                Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

4144                     50               8 years 8 months                Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

4150                     57               8 years 9 months                Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

4160                     60               9 years                               Plym Valley Railway, Devon

4247                   161             20 years 8 months                Cholsey and Wallingford Railway, Oxfordshire

4248                   172             22 years 6 months                 Shipyard Services Ltd, Brightlingsea, Essex

4253                   190             24 years                                Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, Gwent

4270                   167             21 years 11 months                Swansea Vale Railway, West Glamorgan

4277                   173             21 years 10 months                Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

4561                     71             13 years                                 West Somerset Railway

4566                       8               7 years 11 months                 Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

4588                     11               7 years 11 months                 Buckfastleigh and Totnes Steam Railway, Devon

4612                   119             15 years 3 months                   Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Yorkshire

4920                     82             10 years 4 months                   Buckfastleigh and Totnes Steam Railway, Devon

4930                     29               8 years 8 months                   Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

4936                   126             16 years 11 months                 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

4942                     51               9 years 10 months                 Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

4953                   150             20 years 3 months                   Dean Forest Railway, Gloucestershire

4979                   179             22 years 4 months                   Fleetwood Locomotive Centre, Lancashire

4983                     10               6 years 4 months                   Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley

5029                      81            12 years                                  Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

5043                      43              9 years 2 months                   Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley

5051                       4               6 years 4 months                   Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

5080                     62             10 years 10 months                Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley

5164                     30               9 years 2 months                  Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

5193                   103             16 years 11 months                Steamport Transport Museum, Southport

5199                   165             21 years 8 months                  Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

5224                     96             15 years 2 months                  Great Central Railway, Leicestershire

5227                                                                                    Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff

5239                     42               9 years 7 months                  Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, Devon

5322                       3              4 years 4 months                   Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

5521                     72             13 years                                 Dean Forest Railway, Gloucestershire

5526                   166             22 years 8 months                   Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

5532                   124             18 years 4 months                   Dean Forest Railway, Gloucestershire

5538                   185             24 years 10 months                 Llangollen Railway, Clwyd

5539                                                                                     Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff

5541                    25               9 years 11 months                  Dean Forest Railway, Gloucestershire

5542                    73             13 years 6 months                    West Somerset Railway

5552                  174            25 years 1 month                      Bodmin and Wenford Railway, Cornwall

5553                                                                                     Barry - donated to Barry Development Partnership

5572                    15              8 years 11 months                  Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

5619                    40              8 years 8 months                    Telford Horsehay Steam Trust, Shropshire

5637                    61              9 years 11 months                  Swindon and Cricklade Railway, Wiltshire

5643                    16              7 years 10 months                   Steamtown Railway Leisure Centre, Carnforth, Lancashire

5668                  189            22 years 9 months                     Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, Gwent

5900                    14              7 years                                    Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

5952                  136           16 years 10 months                    Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

5967                  187           23 years 1 month                        Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, Gwent

5972                  125           17 years                                     Private Premises in Wakefield, Yorkshire

6023                  159           22 years                                     Bristol Temple Meads Station

6024                    36           10 years 3 months                      Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

6619                    64           10 years 11 months                    North Yorkshire Moors Railway

6634                   131          16 years 10 months                    East Somerset Railway

6686                                                                                     Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff

6695                     99          14 years 8 months                      Swanage Railway, Dorset

6960                     26            8 years 3 months                      Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

6984                   178          20 years 8 months                      Private Premises in Bicester, Oxfordshire

6989                     88          13 years 5 months                      Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

6990                     76            9 years 9 months                      Great Central Railway, Leicestershire

7027                     23            8 years 3 months                      Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley

7200                   137          18 years                                     Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

7202                     52            9 years 9 months                      Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

7229                   156          19 years 11 months                    Plym Valley Railway, Devon

7802                   109          13 years 4 months                      Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

7812                     56            8 years                                     Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

7819                     31           6 years 8 months                       Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

7820                   104         13 years 4 months                       West Somerset Railway

7821                   132         15 years 1 month                        Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

7822                     65           8 years 8 months                       Llangollen Railway, Clwyd

7827                       5           4 years 1 month                        Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, Devon

7828                   133         15 years 1 month                        Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

7903                   129         16 years 10 months                     Swindon and Cricklade Railway, Wiltshire

7927                                                                                     Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff

9303                     70         10 years 9 months                      Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

9466                     74         10 years 10 months                    Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

9629                   128         16 years 2 months                      Holiday Inn, Cardiff

9681                     75         10 years 2 months                      Dean Forest Railway, Gloucestershire

9682                   141         17 years 1 month                        Southall Railway Centre, West London

30499                 148         19 years 5 months                      Mid-Hants Railway

30506                   79          11 years 6 months                      Mid-Hants Railway

30541                   54            9 years 3 months                      Bluebell Railway, Sussex

30825                 181          22 years 5 months                      Shipyard Services Ltd, Brightlingsea, Essex (Frames and wheels only)

30828                 122          16 years 9 months                      BREL Eastleigh Works, Hampshire

30830                 192          22 years 9 months                      Bluebell Railway, Sussex

30841                   24            8 years 3 months                      North Yorkshire Moors Railway

30847                   95          14 years 4 months                      Bluebell Railway, Sussex

31618                    2             4 years 7 months                      Bluebell Railway, Sussex

31625                111           15 years 9 months                      Mid-Hants Railway

31638                114           16 years 1 month                        Bluebell Railway, Sussex

31806                  85           12 years 4 months                      Mid-Hants Railway

31874                  48             9 years 9 months                      Mid-Hants Railway

34007                127           15 years                                     Plym Valley Railway, Devon

34010                140           17 years 2 months                      North Yorkshire Moors Railway

34016                  22             7 years 8 months                      Mid-Hants Railway

34027                112           15 years 4 months                       Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

34028                171           21 years 5 months                      Ashford Railway Trust, Sellindge, Kent

34039                  33             7 years 4 months                      Great Central Railway, Leicestershire

34046                                                                                    Barry - for Brighton Locomotive Works

34053                153           18 years 3 months                       Hull Dairycotes

34058                175           21 years 3 months                       Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

34059                108           13 years                                      Bluebell Railway, Sussex

34067                118           15 years 9 months                      Mid-Hants Railway

34070                146           18 years 6 months                      CEGB Richborough near Ramsgate, Kent

34072                158           19 years 8 months                      Swindon Works (for eventual use on Swanage Railway)

34073                                                                                   Barry - for Brighton Locomotive Works

34081                 86           11 years 7 months                      Nene Valley Railway, Cambridgeshire

34092                 17             6 years 7 months                      Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Yorkshire

34101                 92           11 years 9 months                      Private Premises in Derby

34105                 90           13 years 1 month                       Mid-Hants Railway

35005                 38             7 years 2 months                      Steamtown Railway Leisure Centre, Carnforth, Lancashire

35006               144           18 years 3 months                      Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

35009                                                                                   Barry - for Brighton Locomotive Works

35010               160           17 years 10 months                     Private Premises at Custom House, East London

35011                                                                                   Barry - for Brighton Locomotive Works

35018               110           15 years 3 months                      Mid-Hants Railway

35022               170           19 years 5 months                      Swanage Railway, Dorset

35025               169           21 years 2 months                      Great Central Railway, Leicestershire

35027               142           15 years 9 months                      Swindon Works (for eventual use on Swanage Railway)

35029                 47             6 years 10 months                    National Railway Museum, York

41312                 63             6 years 7 months                      Caerphilly Railway Society, Caerphilly, Mid-Glamorgan

41313                 68             9 years 5 months                      Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

42765                 91           10 years 10 months                    Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Yorkshire

42859               183           19 years 6 months                      Hull Dairycotes

42968                 45             6 years 6 months                      Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

43924                   1             2 years 11 months                    Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Yorkshire   (First to leave in Sept. ‘68)

44123               138           16 years 4 months                       Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

44422                 87           11 years 8 months                       North Staffordshire Railway

44901                                                                                   Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff

45163               184           21 years                                      Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedington, Essex.

45293               182           20 years 11 months                     North Woolwich Station Museum

45337               152           18 years 4 months                       East Lancashire Railway, Bury

45379                 55             8 years 7 months                        Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

45491               134           15 years 6 months                        Fleetwood Locomotive Centre, Lancashire

45690                 18             7 years 10 months                      Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

45699               113           14 years 11 months                      Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

46428               106           12 years 1 month                         East Lancashire Railway, Bury

46447                 20             5 years                                      Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

46512                 41             5 years 11 months                     Strathspey Railway, Invernesshire

46521                 12             4 years                                      Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

47279               101           12 years 2 months                       Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Yorkshire

47298                 58             7 years 1 month                         Llangollen Railway, Clwyd

47324                 89           10 years 8 months                        Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

47327                   6             2 years 6 months                        Midland Railway Centre, Butterley, Derbyshire

47357                   7             2 years 8 months                        Midland Railway Centre, Butterley, Derbyshire

47406               147           16 years                                        Peak Rail, Buxton, Derbyshire

47493                 27            5 years 5 months                          East Somerset Railway

48151                 77            7 years 2 months                          On temporary loan to Midland Railway Centre,Derbyshire

48173                                                                                      Barry - purchased by Avon Valley Railway

48305               168          17 years 2 months                          Great Central Railway, Leicestershire

48431                 19            7 years 9 months                          Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Yorkshire

48518                                                                                     Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff

48624              135           15 years 9 months                          Peak Rail, Buxton, Derbyshire

53808                  9            6 years 4 months                          West Somerset Railway

53809                78          11 years 4 months                           Midland Railway Centre, Butterley, Derbyshire

61264                83            7 years 10 months                         Great Central Railway, Leicestershire

71000                53            6 years 6 months                           Great Central Railway, Leicestershire

73082             107          12 years 11 months                          Bluebell Railway, Sussex

73096             164         17 years 5 months                             Mid-Hants Railway

73129               32           4 years 11 months                           Midland Railway Centre, Butterley, Derbyshire

73156             177         18 years 8 months                              East Lancashire Railway, Bury

75014             121         13 years 4 months                              North Yorkshire Moors Railway

75069               37           5 years 10 months                             Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

75078               21           5 years 7 months                              Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Yorkshire

75079             139         14 years 11 months                            Plym Valley Railway, Devon

76017               46           8 years                                             Mid-Hants Railway

76077             186         18 years 8 months                              Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

76079               59           5 years 10 months                            Private Premises in Liverpool, Merseyside

76084             143         14 years 4 months                              Private Premises in South Leverton, Lincolnshire

78018               97         11 years 4 months                              Private Premises in Darlington, Co Durham

78019               35           5 years 9 months                              Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

78022               67           8 years 3 months                              Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Yorkshire

78059             145         15 years 11 months                            Bluebell Railway, Sussex

80064               34           7 years 4 months                              Bluebell Railway, Sussex

80072                              22 years                                           Llangollen Railway in North Wales

80078               84         10 years 3 months                               Swanage Railway, Dorset

80079               13           5 years 4 months                               Severn Valley Railway, Shropshire

80080             115         14 years 10 months                             Midland Railway Centre, Butterley, Derbyshire

80097             162         19 years 4 months                               East Lancashire Railway, Bury

80098             157         18 years 10 months                             Midland Railway Centre, Butterley, Derbyshire

80100               94         12 years 9 months                               Bluebell Railway, Sussex

80104              155        18 years 8 months                               Swanage Railway, Dorset

80105                44          7 years 9 months                               Scottish Railway Preservation Society, Falkirk, Stirlingshire

80135                39          7 years 3 months                               North Yorkshire Moors Railway

80136              102        13 years 2 months                               North Staffordshire Railway

80150                                                                                       Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff

80151                66          7 years 5 months                               East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel and Wakes Colne, Essex

92134              116        13 years 6 months                               Shipyard Services Ltd, Brightlingsea, Essex

92207              180        21 years 7 months                               East Lancashire Railway, Bury

92212              105        11 years                                              Great Central Railway, Leicestershire

92214              117        15 years 2 months                               Peak Rail, Buxton, Derbyshire

92219              163        19 years 7 months                               Peak Rail, Buxton, Derbyshire

92240                93        13 years                                              Bluebell Railway, Sussex

92245                                                                                       Barry - for Wales Railway Centre, Cardiff